Convicted molester draws 30-year term

A Muncie man who sexually abused a 5-year-old girl left in his care was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison.

Paul Eugene Tracy, 63, had pleaded guilty to two counts of child molesting. Delaware Circuit Court 2 Judge Alan Wilson imposed a 15-year sentence for each conviction, and ruled that the sentences would be served consecutively.

Tracy, arrested in August 2011, told police he had fondled the girl when she and her 4-year-old sister were left in his care while their mother ran "errands."

In 1991, Tracy was sentenced to three years in prison after he was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl.

The Muncie man also has local convictions for robbery, conversion and driving while intoxicated.